Review of Monday morning's eliminations matches

The individual men's and women's competition began on Monday morning at Lord's Cricket Ground with the 1/32 and 1/16 eliminations.   Read the review of all matches below.   Men – 1/32 Eliminations   Romain GIROUILLE (FRA/9) v Nay MYO AUNG (MYA/56)   The Frenchman starts as favourite of the first match of the session. He was European champion in 2010 and team silver medallist last year in Turin. This year, he won the individual event at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok.   However, he lost the first set of this match 23-24 after shooting a 6 at his second arrow.   GIROUILLE came back into the match and drew at 2-2, thanks to a 28-point second set versus 27 for MYO AUNG in this set.   The third set turned in favour of the archer from Myanmar for one point (27-26) and he took back the lead at 4-2 after three sets.   The fourth set could have been decisive if MYO AUNG had won it, but the two athletes shot 28 points each and shared the set points (1-1). Myanmar's representative led 5-3.   Tension was high on MYO AUNG, for whom London 2012 is second Games after Beijing (43th)! His third arrow of the final set was a 4 and he let it go to GIROUILLE for a draw, 5-5.   The shoot-off arrow of the Frenchman was a 9 on the right. The one of MYO AUNG was also a 9, a bit high, but it was closer to the centre for a few centimetres. Big disappointment for GIROUILLE, one of the best archers in the world, and first surprise of the day!   Elias CUESTA (ESP/41) v Markiyan IVASKHO (UKR/24)   IVASHKO was team bronze medallist at the European Championships in May this year. He is a very experienced archer. CUESTA won individual bronze at the World University Championships earlier a few weeks ago.   The Spaniard won the first set 27-26, but he opened the second with a 6 and lost it 24-28. There was a draw 2-2. The third set was a draw 27-27 and the match remained tied (3-3).   IVASHKO replied to a 29-point by his opponent in the fourth set with a perfect performance of three 10s. The Ukrainian took the lead for the first time of the match, 5-3. He then shared the final set points with CUESTA, but one set point was enough for IVASHKO to clinch victory 6-4.   Denis GANKIN (KAZ/17) v Haziq KAMARUDDIN (MAS/48)   The two archers faced each other this year at the World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai back in April. KAMARUDDIN came out winner of this match 7-3. He had a strong start in his first individual match at Lord's Cricket Round and won the first set 29-27 against GANKIN.   However, Malaysia's representative won the second set 28-27 and tied 2-2. As both archers repeated their scores in the third set, GANKIN took the lead at 4-2. But he let his opponent come back and tie (4-4) when he shot only 26 in the fourth set (27 for KAMARUDDIN).   A 7 for the Malaysian as opening arrow in the final set for 25 points gave an opportunity to his opponent from Kazakhstan, who seized it and won the match with 26 (6-4).   Jeff HENCKELS (LUX/49) v Rick VAN DER VEN (NED/16)   The archer from Luxembourg is taking part in his second Olympic Games after Athens 2004 where he ranked 55th. His opponent from the Netherlands has no Olympic experience, but he arrived in London with lots of confidence having won two European titles (individual and team) in May this year.   The Dutchman scored two sets of 28 points in this match. His opponent also scored one time 28 but had three times 25. Not enough to hope for victory, and VAN DER VEN easily won 6-2 in four sets.   IM Dong Hyun (KOR/1) v Emanuele GUIDI (SMR/64)   World record holder IM hopes to add to his team bronze medal. He will be trying to become Korea's first winner of the Olympic men's individual competition. He shot 699 in the ranking round to break his world record for 72 arrows at 70m.   GUIDI had nothing to lose being the lowest ranked archer shooting against one of the best archers in the world. But he could do nothing and lost in three straight sets (0-6).   WANG Cheng-Pang (TPE/33) v Daniel Felipe PINEDA (COL/32)   The two competitors were very close in the ranking round: PINEDA 32nd with 664 points and WANG 33rd with 663.   The Spaniard had a difficult start with a 6 as opening arrow and a 7 at his third arrow in the second set. He lost the first two sets and trailed 0-4. Nothing to do with three times 24 points only in this match for PINEDA! His opponent from Chinese Taipei proved one notch above with 25, 28 and 26 points and clinched a straight set victory (6-0).   Men – 1/16 Eliminations   Nay MYO AUNG (MYA/56) v Markiyan IVASKHO (UKR/24)   Myanmar's MYO AUNG upset the No. 9 seed GIROUILLE (FRA) in the first round. He now faces another higher ranked experienced archer. After IVASHKO clinched the first set 29-23, the two athletes were evenly matched in the following two sets.   The score was 5-1 in favour of the Ukrainian entering the fourth set and he only needed a tie to win the match. With 29 points, he left no chance to his opponent and easily advanced to the 1/8 elimination round, 7-1.   Denis GANKIN (KAZ/17) v Rick VAN DER VEN (NED/16)   The two archers were very close in the ranking round (VAN DER VEN 16th with 671 points and GANKIN 17th with 670). It is therefore difficult to predict the winner of this match…   They both showed strong shooting at the beginning of the match with all arrows in the gold (10 or 9) in the first two sets. VAN DER VEN won the first one 29-28 and led 2-0. There was a draw 28-28 in the second, the Dutchman keeping the led 3-1.   GANKIN and VAN DER VEN shot an 8 each in the third set, but the competitor from Kazakhstan lost the set 26-27 and trailed 1-5. Nothing to do in the final set with 23 points only for GANKIN, and victory for VAN DER VEN 7-1!   IM Dong Hyun (KOR/1) v WANG Cheng-Pang (TPE/33)   The two athletes already met at Lord's at the same stage (1/16 round) during the Test Event last year. The Korean had a straightforward victory 6-0 at the time.   But it was more difficult this time for the world record holder from Korea. The match was a draw after one set (28-28/1-1). IM then won the next two sets with difficulty (26-25 and 27-25) but still had a comfortable advantage 5-1.   The fourth set was thrilling! WANG scored 7 and 8 but followed with a perfect shot (10). IM, who had 7 and 8 as well, needed a 10 to tie the set and win the match. He scored a 9 and let the set go. WANG came back at 3-5!   In the final set, the archer from Chinese Taipei first shot a 9, while his opponent scored 8. The two then had a perfect shot each (10). This meant that if WANG scored a 10 at his last arrow, he would push IM to a shoot-off. He released a 9, and therefore, IM had the opportunity to win with a 10… What he did!   Women – 1/32 Eliminations   Pia LIONETTI (ITA/19) v Karen HULTZER (RSA/46)   Karen HULTZER (RSA) is the oldest woman on the archery field at 46. Remarkably, she had never picked up a bow before five years ago.   The start was difficult for the South African lady who only scored 21 and 19 in the first two sets and trailed 0-4. She managed to score 28 to win the third set and came back at 2-4.   She was betrayed by his nerves again in the fourth set in which she shot a 3 and a 4. Her opponent from Italy had clinched victory even before her last arrow (6-2).   Kateryna PALEKHA (UKR/51) v Miranda LEEK (USA/14)   The Ukrainian Kateryna PALEKHA is a very strong and experienced archer who started archery in 1994 and has been in the national team since 1998.   At 19 years old, the American Miranda LEEK won the Indoor World Championships this year in teams and finished 2nd individually. She left almost no chance to her opponent in the first two set, shooting two times 29 points and led 4-0.   As the two athletes shot 28 each in the third set and shared the set points at stake, LEEK kept got even closer to victory at 5-1. In the fifth set, the American needed a 10 at her last arrow to tie (27-27) and win the match (6-2). What she did!   Aida ROMAN (MEX/11) v Anastassiya BANNOVA (KAZ/54)   ROMAN is part of a very young Mexican squad who earn their Olympic selection finishing 2nd at the final qualification tournament in June. BANNOVA won the mixed team event of the Asian Championships last October.   The Mexican easily clinched the first set 27-23 and led 2-0. She probably thought she had let the second set go when she released a 6 at her first arrow (25 points)… However, her opponent ended her set with a 5 and let the set go for one point. ROMAN doubled her lead, 4-0.   Hope came back for BANNOVA when she won the third set 25-23 and came back at 2-4. She repeated with another 25 points in the fourth set, but it was not enough this times, and ROMAN clinched victory 6-4 with 27.   Evangelia PSARRA (GRE/43) v Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM (IND/22)   PSARRA represented her country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Athens. The Greek won the first set 27-25, but with 24 and 26 only in the next two sets (against two times 28 for her opponent), she trailed 2-4 after three sets.   As a tricky breeze blew over the field, each archer had one difficult shot in the fourth set (6 for PSARRA and 4 for LAISHRAM). They both scored 23 points and the advantage remained Indian (5-3). They were drawn again in the final set (25-25) and the Indian clinched victory 6-4.   XU Jing (CHN/27) v Natalia LESNIAK (POL/38)   Freshly silver medallist from the team event on Sunday, XU made a strong start with 29 and 28 points leading 4-0 after two sets.   But the Chinese let some concentration go and scored 25 in the third end. This gave an opportunity to LESNIAK, who stayed in the match (2-4) thanks to 27 points.   The game was over unfortunately for the Pole when she almost missed the target (a 1) at her first arrow of the fourth set. Her Chinese opponent had no difficulties to clinch the set (26-18) and the match (6-2).   Tetyana DOROKHOVA (UKR/59) v Miki KANIE (JPN/6)   KANIE has already succeeded in her Games as she won the bronze medal of the team event on Sunday, Japan's first women's Olympic archery medal. But she can look forward to another great performance in the individual event, since she is the No. 6 seed.   The Japanese took an early lead 2-0 that she kept after two sets (3-1) and increased after three (5-1). Nothing to hope for her Ukrainian opponent who scored a poor 21-point fourth set. Victory for KANIE, 7-1!   Women – 1/16 Eliminations   Pia LIONETTI (ITA/19) v Miranda LEEK (USA/14)   The two young ladies were very close in the ranking round. However, LEEK's made a strong impression in her first match of the day, in which she scored 29, 29, 28 and 27.   However, the American started with 26 only and let the first set go to her opponent from Italy (0-2). She then recovered good shooting and clinched the second set with 28 points (2-2). Both LEEK and LIONETTI scored 28 and 26 in the third and fourth sets, and the draw remained (3-3, 4-4).   Whereas LEEK repeated with another 26 set, LIONETTI kept all three arrows in the gold for 28 points in the final set to clinch victory 6-4.   Aida ROMAN (MEX/11) v Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM (IND/22)   Amazing opening for ROMAN with perfect shooting in the first set (30-24/2-0)! But betrayed by the wind blowing on the venue, she released a 6 at her first arrow of the second set that she lost 24-25. The match was tied 2-2.   The Mexican took back the lead 4-2, winning the third set 26-24. Her opponent from India missed the target at her first arrow of the fourth set. The game was over despite two 10s by LAISHRAM to follow. Victory 6-2 for ROMAN!   XU Jing (CHN/27) v Miki KANIE (JPN/6)   Both the Chinese and the Japanese won an Olympic medal on Sunday in the team event: silver for XU and bronze for KANIE. But they certainly developed a taste for it and would like to add one to their collection.   The Japanese, seeded No. 6, had a comfortable 7-1 win over the Ukrainian Tetyana DOROKHOVA in the previous round. She was again very successful in her second match, managing to keep all arrows in the yellow ring (10 or 9 points). With 29, 28 and 28 points, she clinched a straight set victory 6-0.   World Archery Communication